Reflections in that rain puddle

The CGS Policy Archive hopes to be a one stop stop for...

Jul 1st

Slightly different look at the same landscape.

Jul 1st

I’m doing a little better with Terragen2, but still...

Jul 1st

I made this soft-colored wallpaper image easily and quickly...

Jun 30th

No end to web-based image creation - improvement...

Jun 30th

Another daylily image. This one is especially attractive.

Jun 30th

Monday is a very nice day. Perhaps thunder-showers later but...

Jun 30th

Plants continue to amaze. Here is a volunteer the grew in a...

Jun 29th

Here is another Terragen2 creation. Not that good, but gives...

Jun 29th

Have spent some time with Terragen 2. Here is a reasonable...

Jun 29th

I call this one “far reaches.” Brief thunder...

Jun 28th

Sometimes people forget that Photoshop Elements is as much a...

Jun 28th

The Library of Congress Web Guides provide much useful...

Jun 28th

You may not be familiar with SensibleUnits.com, but...

Jun 27th

Another beautiful but warm day in Eastern Tennessee. Thunder...

Jun 27th

Spider Star by Mike Brotherton

Brotherton, Mike ~ Spider Star ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 448 pages ~ For adults, some teens. “Two of the...

Jun 27th

However, it can also create images that are less industrial...

Jun 26th

I’ve mentioned Groboto before. It mostly creates...

Jun 26th

We’re experiencing a bit of a drought and hoping for...

Jun 26th

I’ve mentioned before how much I enjoy the colors and...

Jun 26th

Long before I taught the history of the book, I was...

Jun 26th

Terragen is my favorite landscape creater [available for Mac...

Jun 25th

I still browse in the traditional news magazines on my...

Jun 25th

Same place and time, but only clouds. Interesting that...

Jun 24th

One of my inexpensive pleasures is looking at clouds. I...

Jun 24th

Although I’m already overwhelmed by current awareness...

Jun 24th

The Court of the Air

Hunt, Stephen ~ The Court of the Air ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 582 pages ~ For adults, some teens. “Molly...

Jun 24th

One of the great things about Photoshop Elements is that you...

Jun 23rd

I have an undergraduate and graduate degree in international...

Jun 23rd

Wordle.net is a web-based java app that takes copied text...

Jun 23rd

Saving Money

One of the advantages of being retired and retiring, is that you should be able to reduce costs and...

Jun 23rd

Here is a fuller example of a bomo creation using just one...

Jun 21st

<http://bomomo.com/> is a new site that creates...

Jun 21st

As some of you know, I have loved railroads from the...

Jun 21st

The plucky Robinsons cruising away with my brother and his...

Jun 20th

The cruise is nearly behind us as we move toward Vancouver.

Jun 20th

The landscape as we neared Vancouver. Typical of the British...

Jun 20th

This one has an animated quality.

Jun 20th

The first of two examples. There were more but these two...

Jun 20th

We visited a notable totem pole park. Here is a partial view...

Jun 20th

The walkway also included a series of stained glass panels...

Jun 20th

This was my favorite.

Jun 20th

Ketchikan was the last “port” visited before the...

Jun 20th

This was our last daylight day on the cruise. This is a...

Jun 20th

For those tired of this trip stuff, here is a cala lily...

Jun 19th

Here is the dog apologist with a sled dog puppy.

Jun 19th

A closer view of the dogs. Surprised how fast they can pull....

Jun 19th

In the afternoon, we went to a dog sled camp where we...

Jun 19th

After a brief city tour, we went to a famous forest garden....

Jun 19th

Here is a forest scene most typical of the landscape in this...

Jun 19th

While Juneau, capital city, is of medium size and tucked up...

Jun 19th

You may have seen those historic images of affluent...

Jun 19th

Our next stop was Skagway, an important beginning point for...

Jun 18th

Here is our ship docked at Haines.

Jun 18th

We took the classic motor tour in a 1946 packard. The tour...

Jun 18th

Haines was the first shore destination. Formerly a military...

Jun 18th

Here is a closer view.

Jun 18th

Here is the first of several glaciers encountered on the...

Jun 18th

We were delighted by the different towel animals that the...

Jun 18th

Our cabin was compact so we spent nearly all of our awake...

Jun 18th

Toward the end of the day, the train stops on a pier. After...

Jun 17th

The scenery was beautiful with lots of snow in the higher...

Jun 17th

We love to travel by train. I enjoy the sounds and the...

Jun 17th

Here is a shot of the train on the outskirts of Anchorage....

Jun 17th

While the train to the cruise ship, at Seward, left from the...

Jun 17th

We flew, eventually, to Anchorage where the cruise began....

Jun 17th

We arrived back in Maryville at 12.30 a.m. after two days at...

Jun 17th

Too much idle time. This is an image from the NASA gallary...

Jun 6th

This one looks like a fantasy frog. I’ll be away for...

Jun 6th

In a moment of slight boredom, I asked Xaos to generate a...

Jun 6th

This is the primary view from my afternoon reading chair on...

Jun 5th

Beka Cooper: a tale of crime and...

Pierce, Tamora ~ Beka Cooper: Terrier ~ Random, 2006 ~ 581 pages ~ For tweens,  teens, adults. ...

Jun 5th

Idle moments, idle minds. I call this one...

Jun 5th

A Tale of the 500 Kingdoms

Lackey, Mercedes ~ The Snow Queen ~ Luna, 2008 ~ 331 pages ~ For adults, some teens. ...

Jun 5th

What do I do now that I have no responsibilities? I do read...

Jun 5th

A variety of web-based apps allow one to create buttons,...

Jun 4th

Sunny, pleasant day. A bit warmer than before. She who...

Jun 4th

In the Courts of the Crimson Kings by...

Stirling, S.M. ~ In the Courts of the Crimson Kings ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 304 pages ~ For adults, some...

Jun 3rd

I tend to think of flowers when I look at the beds, but the...

Jun 2nd

Still not entirely back from my visit with the stomach...

Jun 2nd